Corporate and Financial Services
Shipping and Aviation
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Michelle M. Pindling-Sands

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Practice

Michelle Pindling-Sands, is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate and Financial Services Practice., She also leads the firm’s Shipping and Aviation Practice.

Michelle’s practice is focused primarily on cross-border commercial transactions, including complex structured financing transactions with international lenders and other financial institutions and in advising on and applying for all governmental approvals. She also acts for individual clients on general corporate and commercial matters, which range from company incorporations, continuations or re-domiciliations, mergers and acquisitions,and liquidations.

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Corporate and Financial Services
Shipping and Aviation
Services

Recent engagements

Acted as lead Bahamian counsel to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, a leading global cruise company in connection with a $675 million senior secured notes offering in response to impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the company and the cruise industry.
Advising in connection with an exchange offer memorandum and consent solicitation statement for a national airline to exchange existing 8.375% Senior Notes for a new issuance of senior unsecured notes guaranteed by among others, a company incorporated under the laws of The Bahamas.
Advising Administrative Agent as Collateral Agent in connection with $260,000,000 financing for a market leader in the cruise ship industry with financing secured by, among other things, a statutory ship mortgage over its Bahamian flag registered ship.
Advised a leading retailer in connection with its corporate restructuring within the group involving local mergers and cross-border mergers.
Acted as lead Bahamian counsel for a US$550 million offering to refinance existing debt for a market leader in the luxury cruise industry.

Awards

Admissions

  • Bar of England and Wales
  • The Bahamas Bar

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Service

  • The National Insurance Board, Director, 2021 to present.
  • The Sir Lynden O. Pindling Foundation, Chairperson.
  • St. Andrew’s School Board, Nassau, Bahamas, Director 2002 to 2011.
  • Bahamas Breast Cancer Society, Spokesperson 2006.
  • Appointed to the Senate (Upper House) of The Bahamas, 2002 to 2007.

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Nassau, Bahamas
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Sassoon House
Shirley Street & Victoria Avenue
P. O. Box N-272
Nassau, Bahamas

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meb@gtclaw.com
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+1-242-397-4880

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